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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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FITS.
Whatever
be
the
cause,
they
are
very
alarming.
In
puppies
they
are
called
Convulsions,
and
resemble
epileptic
fits.
Keep
the
dog
very
quiet,
but
use
little
force,
simply
enough
to
keep
him
from
hurting
himself.
Keep
out
of
the
sun,
or
in
a
darkened
room.
When
he
can
swallow
give
from
2
to
20
grains
(according
to
size)
of
bromide
of
potassium
in
a
little
camphor
water
thrice
daily
for
a
few
days.
Only
milk
food.
Keep
quiet.
SKIN
DISEASES.
In
the
whole
range
of
dog
ailments
included
in
the
term
canine
pathology
there
are
none
more
bothersome
to
treat
successfully
nor
more
difficult
to
diagnose
than
those
of
the
skin.
There
are
none
either
that
afford
the
quack
or
patent-nostrum
monger
a
larger
field
for
the
practice
of
his
fiendish
gifts.
If
I
were
to
be
asked
the
questions,
"Why
do
dogs
suffer
so
much
from
skin
complaints?"
and
"Why
does
it
appear
to
be
so
difficult
to
treat
them?"
I
should
answer
the
first
thus:
Through
the
neglect
of
their
owners,
from
want
of
cleanliness,
from
injudicious
feeding,
from
bad
kennelling,
and
from
permitting
their
favourites
such
free
intercourse
with
other
members
of
the
canine
fraternity.
Overcrowding
is
another
and
distinct
source
of
skin
troubles.
My
answer
to
the
second
question
is
that
the
layman
too
often
treats
the
trouble
in
the
skin
as
if
it
were
the
disease
itself,
whereas
it
is,
generally,
merely
a
symptom
thereof.
Examples:
To
plaster
medicated
oils
or
ointments
all
over
the
skin
of
a
dog
suffering
from
constitutional
eczema
is
about
as
sensible
as
would
be
the
painting
white
of
the
yellow
skin
in
jaundice
in
order
to
cure
the
disordered
liver.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
